‘Gappers' uses song, laughs and puppets to thrill

~~<p>Fall into the gap with &quot;The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip,&quot; a musical based on the popular children's book, presented at Kennedy Theatre in mid-April. The musical comedy with a message will be presented by the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Department of Theatre and Dance as the final main-stage show of Kennedy Theatre's 50th Anniversary season.</p><p>&quot;Gappers&quot; was adopted from the novel by George Saunders about a smart, hardworking girl, Capable, and her father, who live in a village named Frip. The village's goats are plagued by small orange sea creatures called gappers, which initially infest all the village's goats but then form a particular attachment to Capable's herd.</p>~~

Fall into the gap with "The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip," a musical based on the popular children's book, presented at Kennedy Theatre in mid-April. The musical comedy with a message will be presented by the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Department of Theatre and Dance as the final main-stage show of Kennedy Theatre's 50th Anniversary season.

"Gappers" was adopted from the novel by George Saunders about a smart, hardworking girl, Capable, and her father, who live in a village named Frip. The village's goats are plagued by small orange sea creatures called gappers, which initially infest all the village's goats but then form a particular attachment to Capable's herd. Login for more...